LEADER 03733nam 2200685 450 001 9910299552903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-61091-482-1 010 $a1-61091-483-X 024 7 $a10.5822/978-1-61091-483-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000001197356 035 $a(EBL)3071467 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001171338 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11671946 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001171338 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11172627 035 $a(PQKB)10566380 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3071467 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3317663 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-61091-483-3 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3317663 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11012489 035 $a(OCoLC)923188173 035 $a(PPN)176751874 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001197356 100 $a20150209h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe world's water$hVolume 8 $ethe biennial report on freshwater resources /$fPeter H. Gleick [and twelve others] ; foreword by Ismail Serageldin 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cIsland Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (483 p.) 225 1 $aThe World?s Water 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59726-421-0 311 $a1-61091-481-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aForeword -- Introduction -- 1. Global Water Governance in the Twenty-First Century -- 2. Shared Risks and Interests: The Case for Private Sector Engagement in Water Policy and Management -- 3. Sustainable Water Jobs -- 4. Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources: What Do We Know and Need to Know? -- 5. Water Footprint -- 6. Key Issues for Seawater Desalination in California: Cost and Financing -- 7. Zombie Water Projects -- Water Brief 1. The Syrian Conflict and the Role of Water -- Water Brief 2. The Red Sea?Dead Sea Project Update -- Water Brief 3. Water and Conflict: Events, Trends, and Analysis (2011?2012) -- Water Brief 4. Water Conflict Chronology -- Data Section -- Water Units, Data Conversions, and Constants -- Comprehensive Table of Contents -- Comprehensive Index. 330 $aProduced biennially, The World's Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-to date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources. Each new volume examines critical global trends and offers the best data available on a variety of topics related to water. Volume 8 features chapters on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), water footprints, sustainable water jobs, and desalination financing, among other timely issues. Water briefs provide concise updates on topics including the Dead-Sea and the role of water in the Syrian conflict. The World's Water is coauthored by MacArthur "genius" Peter H. Gleick and his colleagues at the world-renowned Pacific Institute. Since the first volume was published in 1998, the series has become an indispensable resource for professionals in government agencies and nongovernmental organizations, researchers, students, and anyone concerned with water and its use. 410 0$aThe World?s Water 606 $aFresh water 606 $aWater-supply 606 $aWater resources development 615 0$aFresh water. 615 0$aWater-supply. 615 0$aWater resources development. 676 $a333.91 702 $aGleick$b Peter H. 702 $aSerageldin$b Ismail$f1944- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910299552903321 996 $aThe world's water$92480704 997 $aUNINA